diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/_backboneApp/AddSeries/AddSeriesLayout.js b/NzbDrone.Web/_backboneApp/AddSeries/AddSeriesLayout.js
index 7eaeb9ab2..3ca4241e7 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/_backboneApp/AddSeries/AddSeriesLayout.js
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/_backboneApp/AddSeries/AddSeriesLayout.js
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ NzbDrone.AddSeries.AddSeriesLayout = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
         rootFolders: "#root-folders"
     },
 
+    ui: {
+        addNewTab: ".nav-tabs a[href='#add-new']",
+        importTab: ".nav-tabs a[href='#import-existing']",
+        rootDirTab: ".nav-tabs a[href='#root-folders']",
+        rootTabRequiredMessage: "",
+    },
+
+
+    rootFolderCollection: new NzbDrone.AddSeries.RootDirCollection(),
+
     onRender: function () {
         this.$('#myTab a').click(function (e) {
             e.preventDefault();
@@ -19,7 +29,23 @@ NzbDrone.AddSeries.AddSeriesLayout = Backbone.Marionette.Layout.extend({
 
         this.addNew.show(new NzbDrone.AddSeries.AddNewSeriesView());
         //this.importExisting.show(new NzbDrone.ImportExistingView());
-        this.rootFolders.show(new NzbDrone.AddSeries.RootDirView());
+        this.rootFolders.show(new NzbDrone.AddSeries.RootDirView({ collection: this.rootFolderCollection }));
+
+        NzbDrone.vent.listenTo(this.rootFolderCollection, 'add', this.evaluateActions, this);
+        NzbDrone.vent.listenTo(this.rootFolderCollection, 'remove', this.evaluateActions, this);
+        NzbDrone.vent.listenTo(this.rootFolderCollection, 'reset', this.evaluateActions, this);
+    },
+
+    evaluateActions: function () {
+        if (this.rootFolderCollection.length == 0) {
+            this.ui.addNewTab.hide();
+            this.ui.importTab.hide();
+            this.ui.rootDirTab.tab('show');
+        } else {
+            this.ui.addNewTab.show();
+            this.ui.importTab.show();
+        }
     },
 
+
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/NzbDrone.Web/_backboneApp/AddSeries/addSeriesLayoutTemplate.html b/NzbDrone.Web/_backboneApp/AddSeries/addSeriesLayoutTemplate.html
index be8066b56..9412dcb06 100644
--- a/NzbDrone.Web/_backboneApp/AddSeries/addSeriesLayoutTemplate.html
+++ b/NzbDrone.Web/_backboneApp/AddSeries/addSeriesLayoutTemplate.html
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-<ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="myTab">
-    <li class="active"><a href="#add-new">Add New Series</a></li>
+<!--<div class="alert alert-info">
+ <strong>Heads up!</strong> you need to add at least one TV folder.
+</div>-->
+<ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="myTab">
+    <li class="active"><a  href="#add-new">Add New Series</a></li>
     <li><a href="#import-existing">Import Existing Series</a></li>
     <li><a href="#root-folders">Root Folders</a></li>
 </ul>
-<div class="tab-content">
+<div class="tab-content nz-center">
     <div class="tab-pane active" id="add-new">Add new series.</div>
     <div class="tab-pane" id="import-existing">Import existing.</div>
     <div class="tab-pane" id="root-folders">Manage root folders</div>